How Many Days Until January 17?

This day in history: January 17

1. 1961

   Patrice Lumumba, a former prime minister of Congo-Léopoldville, was murdered in circumstances suggesting the support and complicity of the Belgian and US governments.

2. 1961

   Three days before leaving office, U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a farewell speech to the nation, in which he warned about the dangers of the military–industrial complex.

3. 1989

   Patrick Purdy opened fire in an elementary school in Stockton, California, killing 5 and wounding 32 others.

4. 1998

   The Drudge Report became the first news source to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal to the public.

5. 1999

   In Little Saigon, California, a series of protests began when the owner of a video rental store displayed an image of Ho Chi Minh.

6. 2002

   Mount Nyiragongo, a volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, began an eruption that killed hundreds and left about 120,000 people homeless in the nearby town of Goma.

7. 2010

   The first spate of violence between Muslims and Christians began in Jos, Nigeria, and would end in more than 200 deaths.

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